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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Totally Freaking Awesome!, December 1, 2001
I love this series! I've seen it many times since I bought it. It's incredible! It's based on a very popular 20-volumes manga series by my favorite manga illustrator, Kaori Yuuki. This series is only 3 episodes long, and it was made for fans of the manga; so if you haven't follow the manga version, it may seems lacking in many areas. It follows the early parts of the manga, but many things were left out, like other characters. I love Angel Sanctuary so much that I brought wallscrolls, posters, CDs, keychains, etc., that were related to it.You should buy this DVD just for the incredible artworks alone (mainly the character designs). It's beautiful! The first time I saw Sara Mudo in the video, I, literary, fell in love with her. She's such a hottie! The artworks for the guys are awesome as well -- they look really good! The musics are good and match perfectly to the scenes you're watching. The story is.... WOW! I love it! Angels, incest, homosexuality, reincarnation, love, blood, mutilation..... they're all here. The story revolves around Setsuna's forbidden love for Sara, his younger and very attractive sister. This love is a secret that he does not want anyone to find out, not even Sara. He really loves her (as a man loves a women) and wants to make love to her. That might sounds... awful(?), but when you watch the show, you'll really want them to be together and love each other. His mother knew about his feelings for Sara, and therefore, she has separated them. The story also revolves around him being the reincarnated legendary angel, Organic Angel Alexial (yes, this is a female angel), who fought the gods and lost. This means he has more problems besides relationships. As being the reincarnated Organic Angel Alexial, Setsuna is being pursued by other angels and demons. The demons want Alexial to fully come out and help them once again in the revolt against the gods. On the other side, Alexial's powerful brother, Inorganic Angel Raziel, wants revenge on Alexial for locking him up (for a really long time) when they fought in the war against the gods. But what he really wants is for Alexial to be with him and to love him. Raziel's freedom from his prison was acheived through a forbidden mean by his servant. Man, what a life Setsuna has, huh? At least he has a good sempai around to help him through his troubles. The English dubbed is really good and sounded more "powerful" than the Japanese counterpart. However, in the emotional scenes, I was a bit dissapointed in their performance. Overall, it's really good!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deep, a wonder for any shoujo anime fan, or just anyone., May 18, 2002
When I first saw this anime, with no knowledge of the manga and only a few choppy and badly translated sentences of a German anime magazine to my name, it both took my breath away and churned my stomach. I don't handle blood well, you see. ^^;; The main charecter, Setsuna, is a High School boy with enough problems of his own, the main bein his 'animalistic intentions' (his words, not mine!) towards his younger sister Sara. So, of course, he has no time to deal with being the modern day incarnation of an angel! This anime explores the ideas of God, toeing the line of right and wrong, love and human emotion, and so much more. But be warned, if slight homosexuality, crossdressing, incest, gore, violence, and deep religous questioning turns you off, this anime is definitely not for you. I have yet to get my hands on the manga version, but I do guess that its ending is much more full filling than that of the anime. In fact, the ending is really the only problem I can find with this. It just...ends. I spent at least a half an hour looking for a hidden episode or another DVD to continue where this one left off. The charecters are deep, well made, and even the most minor of charecters has emotion and personality to tug at your heart strings. From a shattered and frightened mother who serves as a antaganist in most respects to a horrified and confused father who is only in one episode, by my count, all charecters have something going to make you feel for them. And thats not even starting on Setsuna, Kira, Sara, Rosiel, Kurai, and the rest. The story line is, in one word, amazing. Provocative, new, egnigmatic, you have a new answer and a new question every ten minutes. And I just can't say anything for fear of spoiling even on bit of this spectacular anime. And as for the ending being happy or not, well, I'm still not quite sure. ^_~
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing story, but not for you average anime watcher, May 25, 2001
By A Customer
A combination of Paradise Lost and the Book of Revelations was how this anime was first described to me. Filled with judeo-christian mythology, Angel Sanctuary is a story of epic proportions. The fallen angel Alexial has been punished for her defiance of God, but Setsuna, her newest reincarnation, is the Messiah destined to save the world from the end. However, Setsuna only cares about one thing: his forbidden love with Sara, his sister. To make matters worse, Rosiel is after Alexial, his sister, and will stop at nothing to get her. Watch how Setsuna deals with his hallucinations and the never-ending grief that seems to torment him. This anime is made more for the readers of the manga by Kaori Yuuki, which is now completed at 20 volumes. Unfortunately, this is only 3 episodes long and much of the storyline is not seen. The artwork is stunning, though still pales in comparision with the manga drawings. I highly recommend viewing this with some previous knowledge of Angel Sanctuary, otherwise the story can be quite confusing.
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